Horseshoe



(ModeL) J. HOLLINGER, D. A. WOLGAMOT & A. B. GONSER.

HORSESHOE.

No. 326,738. Patented Sept. 22, 1885.

WITNESSES INVEN TORS UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

JACOB HOLLIN GER, DAVID A. WVOLGAMOT, AND ABSALOM B. GONSER, OF MILLERSBURG, OHIO.

HORSESHOE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 326,738, dated September 22,1885.

Application filed March 25, 1885. (Model) To all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that we, JACOB HOLLINGER, DAVID A. WOLGAMOT, and ABSALOM B. GON- SER, all of Millersburg. Holmes county, Ohio, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Horseshoes, of which the following is a specification.

Our invention relates to horseshoes that are provided with detachable toe and heel calks; and it consists in certain improvementsin the construction of the calks and in the manner of securing them to the shoe.

Inthe accompanying drawings, Figure l is a view of the bottom of the shoe, showing the toecalk and one of the heel-calks in position. Fig. 2 is a view of the toe-calk, and Figs. 3 and 4 are views of the heel-calks.

The shoe A is formed at the toe and heel with lugs or enlargements a, that are provided with slots b and sockets c for the calks B. The calks are formed as shown in Figs. 2, 3, and 4. The base (1 is preferably slightly conical or wedge shaped longitudinally,and is headed ate and notched at f. The body 9 of the calk is formed on the base d, is somewhat narrower than the base, and is'pret'erably of uniform cross-section except at the edge, where it is sharpened. The edge may also be sharpened with teeth, as shown in Fig. 4. The slot 1) corresponds with the base, and the socket c with the body 9. The calk is slid into the socket and slot for the outer side, and when in position the projections h h on each side of the notch are turned over and hammered down,so as to securely hold the calk in place. 5 When a conical or wedge-shaped base is employed, it will not be necessary to form a head on the base; but in practice we employ a head whether the base is conical or not. The head and inner end of the base may, if desired, be 40 filed down nearlyflush with the sides of the shoe.

WVe claim as our invention- 1. The combination of the calk having an enlarged base headed on one end and notched on the opposite end and the shoe having a transverse cal k-socket, substantially as set forth.

2. The combination of the calk having a straight blade and an enlarged base headed on one end and notched on the opposite end, and a shoe having a socket in which the base of the calk is seated, and a slot extending from the socket to the under side of the shoe in which a portion of the calk-blade is seated, substantially as set forth.

JACOB HOLLINGER. DAVID A. WOLGAMOT. ABSALOM B. GONSER.

WVitnesses:

F. I. McKEE, J A. SWAGLER. 

